Tag: disappointment
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Disappointments Can’t Destroy The Celebration
When you’ve been given a gift, it’s important to use it and not just let it sit. We’ve got a great home, a place that is calming, warm, and welcoming. Our schedules often get too crazy to enjoy entertaining, so when given the chance, it’s fun to take advantage of an opportunity. A dear friend…
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I Just Want To Be Enough
I work with a great team of people. We’re a varied bunch, but we’re committed to working on our unity. I let them all down this week. Nothing intentional, but it happened. Disappointment in myself is a weight of self-pity and discontent that feels miserable. This week and last were the days when all our…
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Magnificent Disruption
I just wanted to go to the mountains. We’ve been in Colorado for over a month and had yet to make it to Rocky Mountain National Park. Work was hectic, deadlines were looming. Saturday dawned with the sun promising to abdicate to rain clouds. Rain wasn’t going to discourage us from going. It might make…
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What Does It Mean To Be A Dad?
With Father’s Day just passed, I was reminded of how the definition of “Dad” differs from person to person. I was fortunate. I had a very engaging dad who worked hard at knowing who I was, along with my two sisters and brother. He never lumped us together as “the kids”. He saw our individuality…
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What’s A Mom?
Mother’s Day ranks right up there with Valentine’s Day with its ability to make people feel miserable. It’s the reminder of what isn’t. What might be but hasn’t happened. And because women are particularly adept at comparing, it’s one more opportunity to experience a sense of “Why not me?” “Where did I go wrong?” There…
Tip of My Iceberg 